About

Forgradstudents and Fireside Chats were created just for you.  I am passionate about graduate education and the success of graduate students.

Think about Forgradstudents as a way station where you can rest a moment – be refreshed – be inspired – come away with a new thought or idea – or be able to see possibilities where there were none or you couldn’t see them before.

I enjoy the opportunity to sit and talk with grad students where I learn as much from them as I do when I share insight and experience from my long tenure and experience as Dean of the Graduate School at two major research universities.   Dean Grasso